Breaker Island
![]() ![]() Breaker Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 64°46′S 64°07′W / 64.767°S 64.117°WCoordinates: 64°46′S 64°07′W / 64.767°S 64.117°W |
Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Breaker Island is a small rocky island lying in Arthur Harbour close south-west of Norsel Point, off the south-west coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955 and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because the island causes breakers when the sea is rough.
Birds[]
The island formed part of the Northern Arthur Harbour Important Bird Area (IBA) number 013, identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports significant seabird breeding colonies.[1] The Arthur Harbour IBA was delisted in 2015.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Northern Arthur Harbour area". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
- ^ "Important Bird Areas in Antarctica 2015 Summary" (PDF). Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Website. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
Categories:
- Islands of the Palmer Archipelago
- Seabird colonies
- Palmer Archipelago geography stubs